What Zookies is
Leafly lists Zookies as a hybrid made by crossing Animal Cookies and Original Glue, also known as GG4. AllBud gives the same parents, calling the second one Gorilla Glue #4, and calls it an evenly balanced hybrid, 50% indica and 50% sativa. SeedFinder files it under Unknown or Legendary, its category for strains with no known breeder, and traces Animal Cookies back to Girl Scout Cookies and Fire OG.
Zookies has since become a parent itself: SeedFinder lists 15 direct descendants, including crosses with Gelato #33, Mimosa and Blueberry.
Look, smell and taste
AllBud describes dense, rounded olive green buds with dark purple undertones, thin orange hairs and a thick coat of frosty trichomes. Leafly describes the aroma and flavour as sweet, nutty cookies with a hint of diesel, and its reviewers pick nutty, pepper and butter as the top flavours. AllBud adds a sweet, spicy, peppery cookie taste with an earthy finish, and an earthy, floral nose with notes of tropical fruit and spice. Leafly's lab data puts caryophyllene first, then limonene and linalool.
Effects people report
Leafly's reviewers most often report feeling focused, relaxed and giggly, and Leafly rates Zookies as mostly energizing, describing a level-headed, strong high that does not leave you stuck to the couch. AllBud paints a heavier picture: a fast onset that leaves the mind calm and unfocused, then a relaxing body stone with some sedating couch-lock. For the difference between those two kinds of high, see head high vs body high.
The negatives Leafly users mention most are feeling anxious, dry mouth and dry eyes. With reports this mixed, start small with any new batch: Health Canada suggests 1 or 2 puffs and waiting up to 30 minutes for the full effect, and its lower-risk guidelines say not to drive for at least 6 hours after using cannabis.
How strong is Zookies?
Leafly shows 21% THC and 1% CBG and rates Zookies higher in THC than average, while AllBud lists 23% to 25%. Batches differ, so go by the THC figure on the label rather than the strain name.
Similar strains
These strains are Zookies' parents or have been crossed with it:
- Animal Cookies: one of the two parents; AllBud credits the Cookie family for the flavour.
- Original Glue (GG4): the other parent.
- Gelato 33: crossed with Zookies to make Gelato x Zookies, according to SeedFinder.
- Mimosa: crossed with Zookies to make Gimosa, according to SeedFinder.
Buying Zookies
The menu box on this page shows whether Zookies is on the GasDank menu right now; if it is not, it lists in-stock hybrid flower instead, and you can browse all hybrid flower too. Look for lab-tested flower with clear THC and CBD numbers and a fresh, nutty, peppery smell. GasDank delivers same day across Toronto and the GTA, usually within 1 to 2 hours, and ships by mail order across Canada. Toronto and Mississauga have a $40 minimum with free delivery from $80 ($15 below that); the outer GTA has a $60 minimum with free delivery from $160 ($20 below that); mail order has no minimum and ships free from $150 ($20 below that). Customers must be 19 or older (21 in Quebec), with ID checked.
